Dryer frame



March 23, 1948.

A. w. PFEFFER DRYER FRAME Filed Sept. 26, 1945 ATTORNEY Patented Max. 23, 1948 ULNITED 4S'TA1TES 'IIBYER FRAME Anton W. Pfeffer Spokane, Wash; Anplieation September 26, 19.45, Seria)llNo. 618fi2.&

Claims. I

"I'his invention relates toa, cthes rack and it is one object of the invention .to provide a c1othes rack formed ofbars of wo.od qr othe r suitable materia1 which may be easi1y assembled tofqrm the, rack or taken.zpart, the bars being;so formed that Wh61113h6y are assembledthey Wil1fbe inoerloc'kgd and form a rigid rack. which Will 1oe very sturdy and not liable .to aecid ntally .come apart.

Another object of the inventio .isrto provide a rack formed from straight bars having. special J'oints for holding them in engagement with ea.ch other when assembled.

Another object 013 the invention is to provide a rack which is simple in construction and may be manufactured at small cost.

The improv ed clothes rack is illustrated i the accompanying drawings whereirr:

Fl 1 is a perspectiva view of=the clothes rack.

Fig. 2 is a showing 01 the manner in which an end 013 the upper rail is connected with the upper end of a standard.

Fig. 3 is a view showine: the manner in Wh ich the lower rail issupported by the standards.

.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an end portion of the upper rai1.

Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of a portion of one of the cross bars of the base.

Fig. 6 is a. fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 6-6-0f Figure 1.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of .an end portion of one of the-longitudinally ex-tending bars of the base.

'Ihis improved clothes rack has a base consisting of longitudinally extendi-ng bars I and cross bars 2 at its ends. The cross bars 2 are -each formed with slots 3 leading -from their upper edge faces to receive endportions of =lengitudinally extending bars a-nd eachhas its inner Side face formed with a. recess extending its ful1 depth between the slots 3. The lofigitudinally extending bars I are formed near their ends With recesses or grooves 5 and 6 in their outer and inner side faces extending their fu1l depth, and referring to Figure 6 it will be seen that when the end portions of the longitudinally extending bars I are fitted into the slots 3 of the cross bars 2 portions of the cross bars bordering the slots 3 fit into the recesses 5 anal very effectively form a lock 1:0 prevent the cross bars from slipping along the longitudinally extending bars and out of engagement with ends thereof. I1: should also be noted that the inner recesses 6 are disposed at opposite sides of the recesses 4 of the end bars 2 so that when lower ends of standards 1 are thrust down wardly between the longitudinally extending bars 2 fthe hause they wfl1fitinto th eregesses 6 as weil a.s fitting into therecesses 4. 'I his cau;ses th sltandards 1:0 be fir m1y he1d against movement ou't- Of flat-contagtingengagemer fla with the end 5 bars 2 and;also caus es;-the standards I:o assist; in

hold-ing the ']31'1d"2 j.11 interlocked engagement With each 0ther; When the standards ar-e w-1Izhdrzzwn the barg: I anal 2 m-ay be easily taken apart-fordisassexflblingthe-rack.

The -stemdards Tmay Iae-of anyheight desired 21:1"11i intermediate i-Iss--he'-ig-ht e2.eh is formed iu its innersi-de face a groove- 8 which extends transversely ozt*th&standard fr-om one edge face thereef= and has its innerend portion deepened 120 forma seat' 9 ex tend in'g downwardly below the lower ege ofthe groove orrecess 8. A rai1 III extends between the- Standards and ends of the rai1-are thrust inbo the reeesses 8 through open ends theieof andthen -pressed downwar-dly into the seats- 9"s0 that they;c:m notaccidentally move Gut o1 engagementwi-th the standards by slipping through the -grc ovesor recesses 8 towards (man ends thereof. While one rai-l Iflhas been shovvn it will be un-derstood that additional rails may be pmvidea if so desired. G-I'0Oves I I are formed 'across the upper Iaceof the rail so that vvhen hooks =of-wire hangers are engaged across the rai1 they ma-y -fit in=to the grooves and 'ho1dthe hangers spaced from eaeh other. After the rail I B has been applied an upper rail I2 is applied. This rail I2 fits it1to recesses I3 iormed at upper ends of the standards a-ndadjacent each end the rai1 I2=is formedwith as-ide recess I4 toaccommodate a portionof the standardhorderingthe recess I3 5 int0 vzhich-therailil 2fits. The rail I2 is of greater lengththanthe ra. Wand when ends 01 the rail I2 are fitted ntoishe recesses I3 it is necessary 130 spring the standards towar-ds each other and move-them Irbm the position indicated by dotted 40 Iines in Figure 1 ibothe =position shown in ful1 lines. It will thus.beseen that-the standards Will be held under tension and pressed against ends of the rail III so that the rail I0 will ha.ve its ends firmly he1d in the seats 9 at inner ends of the grc mves 8 an-d binding action Wi1ltake p1ace which will very eflectively prevent the rail III from being accidentally shifted upwardly out of the seats 9. When the rai1 I2 is removed. from the grooVes I3 the Standards Will spring apart and pressure upon 5 ends of rail II.) will be relieved so tha.t the bar II) may be easily removed andthe standards drawn upwardly from between the longitudinally extending bars cf the base. Grooves I5 corresponding to the grooves l I are formed across the upper 5 face 01 the m11 I2 1:0 receive hooks of wire hangers and hold the hangers spaced from each other when app1ied to the rai1 I2. When the clothes rack is assembled it will be very sturdy and not be liab1e to cme apart or become rickety but when it is desired to take it apart thls may be very easily done and the bars and rails tied. in a bundle and placed upon a shelf unti1 again ne6ded. This also permitg the clothes rack to be packed in a small box and s0ld to a customer in knocked down cunditlon and' easily assembled for use by the purchaser.

Having thus described. the invention, what is glaimed is:

1. A clothes rack compri-sing a base having longitudinally extending bars and cross bars, the cross bars being formed with slots leading from their upper edge faces and having inner side faces f0rmed with vertical recesses between the vertical slots, the longitudinally"extending bars having end portions fitting into the slots of the cross bars and formed. withouter .vertical recesses receiving portions of the cross bars and inner recesses', vertica1 standards lgaving lqwer portions fitting snugly between the longitudihally extending bars and engaged i n the reckasses found in inner faces of the cross bars ar1d the longitudinally extending bar-s and holding the standards and the bars in interlocked engagement with each other, said standards having reces;ses' leading from their upper ends and each belng formed intermediate its height with a recess in-its inner side face ex;- tending transversely thereof and having its inner end porticm deepened to forma seat, a rai1 ex- .4 3. A clothes rack comprising a base having longitudinalbr extending bars spaced from each other and cross bars, the cross bars having vertica1 s1ots leading from their upper edge faces the longitudinally extendi'ng bars having end portions fitting into the slots and formed with vertical extending recesses receiving portions of the cross bars bordering the slots to provide interlocking' engagement between the longitudinally extending bars and the crossbars, vertit'za1 tical slots leading from'their upper edge faces,

the longitudinally extehding bars hav ingend portions fitting into the slots' and. having;bterside facs formed with recesses receiving portions tending between said tandards with its ends fitte'd into the recesses inthe -inner'side faces 0f the Standards andseatedin the deepemzd inner ends thereofand an upper m11extending between upper ends of the standards and@engaged in the reces-ses leading from upper ends -thereof, .said upper rail having the end portions thereofiformed with sich? recesses for receiving portions 'of the Standards, for holding the upper rail and th e standards interlocked with each 0131161.

2- A clothes rackcomprising a base having longitudinally extending bars spaced. from each other and cross bars, the cross bars having vertical slots leading from their upper edge faces and vertical recesses in their inner faces, the

longitudinlly extending bars* ha ving their end portions engaged in the slots cf the cross bars anal having their outerlside faces formed with vertical rege-sses r'eceiving portions of the cr'oss bars having the vertical slots therein and their inner side faces formed with'vertical recesses borderingthe vertic'rl'reces3es of the cross bars, vertical Standards 'having lowerportions fitting betweeu the longitudinally extending bar-s .and fitting tightly in the rece'sses of the longitudinally of the cross bars and thereby interlocke'd. -With the cr0Ss bars, standards having 1ower ends fitting between the longitudinally extending bars and having'side portions fitting into rer'x'zssesiormed in inner sidefaces of the l0ngitudin'ally exter1ding barS and thereby inter1ockedtherewith, and

a rai1 mounted. on, and extending-betriyn said standards. 7 5. A clothes rack comprisihg a'base having transversely spaced longitudinally extendin g bars' and cross bars having mean s removablyinter locked withend portions cf thelongitdirially extending bars, vertical tandards having' lower end portions fitting betweerr the lqngit udinally j extending bars against the cross bars, inner faces of the Cressbamandthe 1Qngitudinally extengling bais being formed. with dompahion reesses extianding'bars and' the cross bars, anal arai1 v extending betweeh said Standards and engaggd' thereWith.

forming seat's, and fitting intq the seats formed by the companion 1ecesses and;thereby inter- 1ockec 1 With the longitudinally extending ha1sand the cross bars, and a rail extending betwgeryand removably connected with said Standards.. 3

- ANTON W. PFEIEFER:

The following references'are of"recordin the file'pf this patent:

UNITED STA'I'ES PATENTS jf 2097,172 Yurkovitbh---;--. Oct. 26, 1937 

